1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/cobbler/item.py b/cobbler/item.py
index bdd7c8b..992a18d 100644
--- a/cobbler/item.py
+++ b/cobbler/item.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import serializable
 import utils
 from cexceptions import *
 from utils import _
+import pprint
 
 class Item(serializable.Serializable):
 
@@ -212,3 +213,10 @@ class Item(serializable.Serializable):
         else:
             return False
 
+    def dump_vars(self,data,format=True):
+        raw = utils.blender(self.config.api, False, self)
+        if format:
+            return pprint.pformat(raw)
+        else:
+            return raw
+